"Aliva, it's a substance made from recovered mummies that is rumored to protect against the diseases they spread."
"Ahh that is interesting and disgusting at the same time. I will protect you Ai'Sha you just have to stay behind me." Aliva winks at Ai'sha.
As the auction draws near Irakelesh grow more and more anxious and excited. "I can't wait for this. Haji, why don't you seem excited? I mean, we will get to see so many interesting artifacts. Just the mere weight of history behind each of these things is mind boggling. And then the stories behind how they were recently found. It's just so fascinating. I know that I can't wait." Irakelesh leans back in his chair, a foot on the edge of the table they are sitting around helps him keep his balance.
"Oh! And I hear they will have 2000 old honey for us to try. Can you believe that?"
Before anyone can respond he leans back forward, a conspiratorial tone in his voice. "Oh, I also heard that the church of Pharasma is upset with all of this looting they call it. Makes no sense. Didn't they sponsor this whole event? Well, whatever. Anyway, they plan to increase taxes on all of us. I bet that won't go over well."
"Amazing that food that old is still edible."
Irakelesh doesn't know any thing about the Okhentis though he is fairly certain the name has no real historical relevance maybe something more pertinent to the here and now. He does know that Mumia is an expensive, very addictive drug. It provides some resistance to disease and curses but it is rumored that addicts sometime turn into undead themselves.
The group eventually sets out for the auction. They enjoy the free food and drink, and even get to try some of the 2000 year old honey, which surprising is still very tasty. Apparently it was donated by the sole surviving member of one of the other adventuring groups.
You continue to make small talk, looking over various items on display, most of it artwork and items of historical relevance but little of particular use past collecting. After a time, the auction begins, showcasing various artifacts recovered from the Dead City. As the auction gets into full swing, suddenly the doors to the Jackal burst open and six undead come shuffling into the room, beating down the two guards at the door! The room is filled with screams as attendees jump from their seats and head for the stage trying to get away from the undead.
The two guards lay on the ground, bleeding out, as the zombies shuffle into the room, attacking the people they come across!
"What? Watch out everyone!" Irakelesh somehow gets his lanky form unwrapped from the chair he's sitting. "It's a good thing that I brought this, don't you think?" he says to Ai'sha as he wields his bow. Quick as a flash he puts an arrow the string and fires at one of the zombies.
Haji draws his tribal weapon, the Terbutje, and moves through the crowd towards the enemy.
Aliva moves out to her right past Ai'Sha pulling out her Morning star as she goes. "Well I guess I will just have to swing a bit harder."
"How did those get loose in the city? Did some group leave an unexplored crypt open?"
Khufu pulls a wand out of his belt and casts Mage Armor on himself.
Haji moves through the panicked crowd and looks for his allies. Spotting Aliva he activates a life link to her.
Aliva, Haji, and Ai'sha all stand and prepare themselves for a fight, helping to get the innocents away from the undead. Haji moves to where he can see Aliva and links her life essence to his own. Irakelesh gets off a decent shot, it hits the undead but doesn't even penetrate its skin, instead the arrow just hits it and falls to the floor. G'nock has a well placed shot that goes right through the closest zombies eye socket and drops it to the ground. Khufu pulls out a wand and activates it as a shimmering, translucent armor covers him before fading away.
Khufu steps up onto a chair for a better view of the door.
"Burn before Ra's holy light!" he shouts.
He casts Searing Light and projects a beam of Ra's power into one of the oncoming zombies.
"Ugh, I don't have my armor or my sword. Should've expected something bad would happen. Guess I can still do THIS.", Ai'sha says, casting grease below the zombies.
"Oh ancient spirits protect me!" Haji speaks a brief prayer than moves forward also donning his shield.
"Nice shot G'nock! Let me see if I can match you." Irakelesh pulls another arrow on the string and fires at another zombie. The arrow sails harmlessly over the top of its head and lodges itself in the wall.
Aliva steps 5' forward keeping the chairs beside her to keep herself from getting surrounded. "Ai'Sha just stay back a bit and cast if you can." Aliva swings out with her morning star her hatred of Undead showing through in the blow.
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Aliva steps up and bashes the nearest undead. It is a solid blow, but doesn't seem to be as damaging as she would have expected. Gnock lands two arrows into the one Aliva is fighting finishing it off. Haji calls on a blessing to protect him from the evil of these undead as he moves forward ready to join the fight. Irakelesh looses another arrow but one of the civilians bumps him as he lets go causing him to miss. Khufu blasts on of the zombies moving into the doorway with a bright flash of light that sears its skin off and it crumbles to the floor. Ai'sha unprepared for a fight instead turns to her magic as she conjures grease beneath the undead.
The one still alive manages to stay on its feet but hopefully it will make it difficult for the remaining undead to enter.
The one at the edge of the grease moves out toward Haji to attack but misses. One of the others comes into the room and makes it through the first batch of grease but then falls down next to Aliva. From the floor it still tries to reach out and slam her leg but misses. The other zombie falls as soon as it enters the grease, it tries to stand but falls once again.
Protected by his faith, Haji stands strong and counters with a slash from his Terbutje.
Khufu points a finger at the zombie Haji is engaged with and directs a beam of energy at the undead to damage it.
(touch attack, in combat)
but his aim is faulty and the shot flies wide.
Then he steps down off the chair he is standing on and moves around the room next to Irakelesh.
Aliva swings her morning star at the downed zombie.
"Does someone see a sword I can use?" Aliva calls out.
"A sword? Why do you need a sword? Just keep hitting those things." Irakelesh draws and fires another arrow.
Ai'sha hides behind Aliva.
"Uh, you guys got this!"
Aliva tries hitting the downed zombie, but it grasps at her foot and she has to step to the side mid swing causing her to miss. G'nock looses two more arrows, however while the one hits it doesn't leave any lasting damage. Haji attacks the undead on him, slicing into it with his weapon but the undead still moves to attack him. Irakelesh shots at the one Aliva is fighting and even with aiming around Aliva and the thing on the floor making it harder to his he still manages to strike the undead, though the wound is superficial at best. Khufu tries to cast a spell at the one on Haji but as the small beam of energy arcs toward the undead it moves at the last moment causing it to miss. Ai'sha hides behind Aliva while the undead continue their assault. The one of the ground continues just trying to strike out at Aliva as the other stands and steps out of the grease toward Haji to attack.
The one that moved out of the grease surprises Haji and gets a lucky hit slamming into the man, but the other two undead both miss.
"That's just a scratch, see my sword!"
"Huh. My arrow hit the thing but it didn't do much damage. New plan." Irakelesh drops his bow and steps forward, his long legs stepping over the chairs easily. As he moves he grabs a hold of the morningstar swinging on the belt around he waist. "Let's see how you handle this, mister zombie man." He swings the spiky mace down at the creature.
Aliva angles her shield just so "Milani let your blessed light burn away these undead." Aliva Calls out as divine light pours out of her shield.
Aliva swings her morning Star again at the fallen undead.
Khufu moves forward 10' and casts a spell.
"Ignatium!!!" he exclaims in an arcane language.
Casting Burning Hands.
The cone should spread out and catch purple and red, but avoid Haji and Irakelesh.
Aliva unleashes a wave of positive energy that was over the remaining undead. The one closest to her doesn't seem to be nearly as effected as the other two and her energy kills the one Haji had already been fighting. G'nock looses two more arrows at the one on Haji. Both hit, but only the one does any damage. Haji promptly lays into it with his blade slicing its head open and dropping it to the ground. Irakelesh gives up on his bow and pulls out his morningstar, with the thing on the ground it makes it easier to hit and Irakelesh slams it with his weapon. Once again though he finds the weapon isn't overly effective leaving just a scratch.
Khufu tries to damage the last zombie with a ray of positive energy.
(touch attack)
Ai'sha will keep hiding behind Aliva.
Khufu attempts to blast the last undead again, however with it on the floor it makes it more difficult to hit and he misses with the spell. Ai'sha continues to hide behind Aliva.
The undead, still on the ground tries to slam its fists into Aliva's legs again.
It flails around in the grease and doesn't even get close to striking Aliva. With it being the last one still alive, and the group surrounding it, it doesn't take long for them to finish it off.
Seeing the group has vanquished the undead at the doors the civilians in the auction house begin to rush toward the doors trying to escape out into the streets. You notice the two guards taken down in the initial onslaught look rather pale as blood pools on the floor under their bodies. As the screams of panic subside from the attendees you screaming coming from all over the city. Something is clearly very, very wrong...
"It sounds like there is trouble in the city and not just here."
"Do we stay here, and defend this place, or try to move to someplace safer?"
"Neither! Whatever is out there must be dealt with!" Haji shouts loud and sincere in his deep voice.
"We need to go back to the Hookah if I'm going to be any help in fighting."
"We secure here so that we can bring those who are wounded back into there as a point of defense. Haji and I will look outside, Ai'Sha now is a bad time for you to have no armor. Do you think you could put on what those guards had?" Aliva points to the dead guards as she moves to the main door to look out.
"Aisha, I can use my wand to cast a Mage Armor spell on you to shield you for an hour."
Irakelesh's normally cheerful demeaner is replaced with a look of concern. "What is going on out there. I can only fear the worst. What if the undead half of the city is revolting."
He moves back away from the doorway and starts to stack some of the benches and chairs into a defensive wall.
"Well that helps, but I'd still need my scimitar. Unless we can find one on the streets as well."
Aliva picks up one of the long swords. "This will help for things with flesh, my Moring Star is more for bashing skeletons"
"Here, this will protect you until we get back to the in." Khufu says and uses his wand to cast Mage Armor on Ai'sha.
the he says to everyone: "We can make our way back and investigate at the same time. Does that sound like a plan?"
When the party regruops at the front door, Haji extends his life bond to Ai'sha aswell.
Answering Khufukhaf, "Sounds fine by me.", he steps out.
As you discuss your plans people from the auction continue to rush out. In their haste, one person shoves another who trips into some nearby scaffholding at the front of the building. It teeters and collapses bringing with it part of the stone building that it was supporting. Most people manage to get out of the way but two woman get caught in the rubble and buried.
They are pinned by the heavy stone and bleeding badly. The weight of the rubble will inevitably crush them.
"That'll have to wait a bit!", Ai'sha says, jumping ahead to clear rubble.
"You guys help Ai'sha clear that rubble from those townsfolk. I'll keep watch for anything that might ambush us."
Haji jumps to Ai'sha's side and takes away a really big stone.
Aliva Sees the building collapse on the women. "We help them first before anything else." Aliva says rushing to help.